Figures of speech - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

• JAMB 2015

Travelogue is a work of art written

A. By a famous playwright
B. Before the death of the author
C. By an unpopular novelist
D. On a journey

Question 7:

• JAMB 2015

Sweet smile in time of snarl
gives pride in spite of sneer
sing, rid this world of despair
and save, a snared heart from
cascading stream of strife

The dominant rhetorical device in the excerpt above is

A. Rhyme
B. Alliteration
C. Chiasmus
D. Onomatopoeia

Question 8:

• JAMB 2015

This question is based on General literacy principles

A literary work in which the characters and events are used as symbol is known as

A. Characterization
B. Allegory
C. Metaphor
D. Parallelism

Question 9:

• JAMB 2015

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.


The imagery created in the excerpt below is achieved through
'........They do not see the funeral piles
At home eating up the forests.......'
_ _ J.P. -Clark: Casualties

A. Metaphor
B. Personification
C. Synecdoche
D. Antonym

Question 10:

• JAMB 2015

A significant of a whole through its significant part is

A. Allegory
B. Pun
C. Synecdoche
D. Cast